Decriminalization

The Tennessee Supreme Court upholds a search based on a drug dog's hit on a backpack, even though the dog can't tell weed from hemp. (Creative Commons)

FDA Approves Early-Stage Trials of Psychelic "Moxy," Oregon Study on Decrim and Overdoses, More... (9/5/24)

Wisconsin tribes are mobilizing for medical marijuana, the Tennessee Supreme Court rules that even though drug dogs can't distinguish hemp from weed, a sniff can still be probable cause for a search, and more.

A new day dawns in Oregon, but it's a return to the drug policies that have failed for the past century. (Creative Commons)

OR Law Recriminalizing Drug Possession Now in Effect [FEATURE]

The country's first experiment with state-level decriminalization of drug possession is over, but what will change -- other than more drug arrests?

Oregon State Capitol

OR Drug Decrim Ends, Nebraska Initiatives Qualify for Ballot, More... (9/3/24)

The Kamala Harris campaign slams Trump for "brazen flip-flopping" on marijuana after he says he'll vote for Florida initiative, a paired set of Nebraska medical marijuana initiatives has qualified for the ballot, and more.

Psilocybin mushrooms. Olympia, Washington, has become the latest locality to move to ease access to them. (Creative Commons)

Dallas to Vote on Pot Decriminalization, PA Study Finds Racial Profiling Traffic Stops No Longer a Problem, More... (8/15/24)

The Olympia, WA, city council has voted to decriminalize natural psychedelics, the former head of the British Virgin Islands is headed to a US prison for drug trafficking, and more.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. (ACLU)

The US Has Deported Half a Million People for Drug Offenses in 20 Years [FEATURE]

A new report from Human Rights Watch and the Drug Policy Alliance lifts the lid on some sordid practices in America's intertwined wars on drugs and immigrants.

Mexican federal forces are seizing loads of methamphetamine, but fentanyl? Not so much. (Creative Commons)

WA Natural Psychedelic Legalization Initiative Filed, Mexican Fentanyl Seizures Plummet, More... (7/10/24)

Lawmakers in Kansas will spend two days of an interim session on medical marijuana hearings, Malaysian drug experts laud their government for moving toward drug decriminalization, and more.

Donald Trump wants Joe Biden to take a drug test before Thursday's debate and says he would, too. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)

Trump & Allies Call for Biden Drug Test, Brazil Supreme Court Moves to Decriminalize Pot, More... (6/25/24)

A bipartisan marijuana legalization bill gets filed in the Pennsylvania House, Louisiana's governor signs a bill decriminalizing pot paraphernalia, and more.

FL Legal Pot Campaign Now Most Highly-Funded Ever, UN Health Expert Calls for End to War on Drugs, More... (6/24/24)

Activists in Dallas hand in signatures for a municipal decriminalization initiative, Arizona's governor signs a bill that would allow for therapeutic MDMA with federal approval, and more.

Chronicle Magazine Review: The Baffler, No. 74, Altered States

Our first-ever magazine review. This smart and scrappy rag has earned it.

The defense funding bill is headed for a House floor vote and still includes a ban on testing military recruits for marijuana. (Creative Commons)

AMA Endorses Drug Decriminalization, New York Weed Wars, More... (6/13/24)

A key House committee has eliminated all marijuana-related amendments to the defense spending bill, leaving intact a ban on marijuana testing for recruits, and more.

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